1. (

• transgress ,
• offend ,
• infract ,
• violate ,
• go_against ,
• breach ,
• break

) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" ;

2. (

• transgress

) spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" ;

3. (

• sin ,
• transgress ,
• trespass ,

) commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law ;

4. (

• transgress ,
• trespass ,
• overstep

) pass beyond (limits or boundaries) ;